Grantee Feature– Over Here: Nevada County’s Experience of World War I
Although the battlefields of World War I were far from rural Nevada County, its residents were deeply engaged in the war’s issues and the challenges it presented. The war was […]
Grantee Feature– Screening of Walking Into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi Women in California on Nov 16
ORANGE– California Humanities’ grantee Punjabi American Women Oral History Project will be presenting a documentary film Walking into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi Women in California at SIKHLENS: Sikh […]
Grantee Feature– South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie Exhibit through Nov 4th
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie is a multi-platform storytelling project by Fonografia Collective, a project that received an Humanities for All Quick Grant from California Humanities. Ruxandra Guidi and Bear […]
Grantee Feature– Exhibit on Edward Roybal: A Multi-Racial Catalyst for Democracy
BOYLE HEIGHTS– The Boyle Heights Museum is presenting its newest exhibit ROYBAL: A Multi-Racial Catalyst for Democracy, to be housed in the Jean Deleage Arts Gallery in the lobby of CASA […]
Grantee Feature– Giant Rock Roundtable Community Dialogue Oct 18th
YUCCA VALLEY– Following our Giant Rock Clean Up event on October 6th, please join us at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum for an informal roundtable community dialogue. Project Director Karyl Newman […]
Grantee Feature– A Lens Into Mi Vida: Dishes of the Immigrant Experience Poetry Reading on Oct 22
LOS ANGELES– The Lens into Mi Vida: Dishes of the Immigrant Experience program will kick-0ff with a poetry reading featuring local poets. Kimberly Cobain, Luis Villalobo, and Sean Hill will […]
FRESNO and SANGER–Every Family, Every Voice
Every Family, Every Voice: Exploring the Immigrant Experience with Storyteller Antonio Sacre His tales of growing up biligually in a Cuban and Irish- American household have inspired children worldwide to […]
Grantee Feature– A Great Ride Screening on Oct 13th
Documentary short A Great Ride was supported by California Humanities through a Community Stories grant. A Great Ride looks at older lesbians—Sally Gearhart, Brenda Crawford, and several women who live in an […]
Julie Su, California Labor Commissioner
“It’s really about the connections between people and the stories that we share.”
The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty That Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation, a new book by California Humanities partner, Miriam Pawel
Miriam Pawel, a former grantee and current partner of California Humanities, was recently featured in the New York Times with an opinion piece about her new book, The Browns of California: The Family […]
